ASSIGNMENT

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BMIB5103
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
JANUARY 2022 SEMESTER

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION

1. Answer in English or Bahasa Malaysia.

2. Number of words: 3,000 – 5,000 words excluding references.

3. Submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file.

4. Submit your assignment ONLINE.

5. Submission date: 13 MARCH 2022.

6. This assignment accounts for 60% of the total marks for the course.

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 ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

PART I (50%)

OBJECTIVE:

The purpose of this assignment is to enhance the learner’s ability to analyse the
contributions of Foreign Exchange (FOREX) and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) as well
as its implications on business growth of a country.

REQUIREMENT:
Choose ONE host country that you are familiar with and discuss how Foreign Exchange
(FOREX) and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) affects regional business growth (for
members and non-members). Your discussion should focus on the following areas:

a. Categories of Foreign Exchange rates (FOREX) and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
perspectives.
b. Advantages, disadvantages and the contributions to the home and host country
market.
c. Main issues related on exchange rate regimes and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
flow practices.
d. Then, proposed several strategies on government’s policy toward exchange rate
regimes to attracting the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) harmonisation and its
implications on regional business growth.

Note: Your arguments must be supported with reference to relevant journal articles and/or
theory/theories. A minimum of 5 references is required.

[Total: 50 Marks]

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Part II (10%)

ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION

Discuss the following topic(s) in the forum and submit proof of your participation in the
online discussions:

i) Is globalization beneficial to a country’s economy and business? Why?

ii) Discuss the classical international trade theories and modern trade theories.
iii) What are the factors contributing to FDI in developing countries like
Malaysia?
iv) Discuss how the exchange rate of a country’s currency is determined.
v) Briefly explain the different types of strategies in international business. Provide
examples for each of the strategy.

[Total: 10 marks]

[GRAND TOTAL: 60 MARKS]

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 ATTACHMENT
ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS
BMIB5103 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT / JANUARY 2022

Part I (50%)

Excellent Good Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Max

*QN CLO Criteria Weight
4 3 2 1 0 Marks
Introduction on the selected host country. Very clear and detailed Clear and detailed Fairly clear Unclear introduction No introduction on
(e.g. country name, government policy, introduction on the introduction on the introduction on the on the selected host the selected host
economic system, GDP growth, inflation & selected host country selected host country selected host country country (e.g. country country (e.g.
1 2 unemployment rate, economic sectors (e.g. country name, (e.g. country name, (e.g. country name, name, government country name,
etc). government policy, government policy, government policy, policy, economic government policy,
economic system, economic system, economic system, system, GDP growth, economic system,
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GDP growth, inflation GDP growth, inflation GDP growth, inflation inflation & GDP growth,
& unemployment rate, & unemployment & unemployment unemployment rate, inflation &
economic sectors etc). rate, economic rate, economic economic sectors etc). unemployment
sectors etc). sectors etc). rate, economic
sectors etc).

Explain the categories of Foreign exchange Very clear and detailed Clear and detailed Fairly clear Unclear explanation No explanation the
rates (FOREX) and Foreign Direct explanation the explanation the explanation the the categories of categories of
Investment (FDI) perspectives. categories of Foreign categories of Foreign categories of Foreign Foreign exchange rates Foreign exchange
exchange rates exchange rates exchange rates (FOREX) and Foreign rates (FOREX) and
1a 2 2.5 10
(FOREX) and Foreign (FOREX) and Foreign (FOREX) and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Foreign Direct
Direct Investment (FDI) Direct Investment Direct Investment perspectives. Investment (FDI)
perspectives. (FDI) perspectives. (FDI) perspectives. perspectives.

Discussion on advantages, disadvantages Very clear and detailed Clear and detailed Fairly clear discussion Unclear discussion on No discussion on
and the contribution to the home and host discussion on discussion on on advantages, advantages, advantages,
country market. advantages, advantages, disadvantages and disadvantages and the disadvantages and
disadvantages and the disadvantages and the contribution to contribution to the the contribution to
1b 2 2.5 contribution to the the contribution to the home and host home and host the home and 10
home and host the home and host country market. country market. host country
country market. country market. market.

1c Discussion on the main issues related on Very clear and detailed Clear and detailed Fairly clear discussion Unclear discussion on No discussion on 10
exchange rate regimes and Foreign Direct discussion on the main discussion on the on the main issues the main issues related the main issues
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 Investment (FDI) flow practices including: 2.5 issues related on main issues related related on exchange on exchange rate related on
i. Crisis management by the IMF exchange rate regimes on exchange rate rate regimes and regimes and Foreign exchange rate
ii. Financial crises in the post-Bretton and Foreign Direct regimes and Foreign Foreign Direct Direct Investment (FDI) regimes and
Woods era. Investment (FDI) flow Direct Investment Investment (FDI) flow flow practices Foreign Direct
iii. Mexican currency crises of 1995 practices including: (FDI) flow practices practices including: including: Investment (FDI)
iv. The Southeast Asian currency crisis. i. Crisis management including: i. Crisis management i. Crisis management flow practices
v. The Argentina currency (Peso) crisis by the IMF i. Crisis management by the IMF by the IMF including:
ii. Financial crises in by the IMF ii. Financial crises in ii. Financial crises in i. Crisis
the post-Bretton ii. Financial crises in the post-Bretton the post-Bretton management by
Woods era. the post-Bretton Woods era. Woods era. the IMF
iii. Mexican currency Woods era. iii. Mexican currency iii. Mexican currency ii. Financial crises in
crises of 1995 iii. Mexican currency crises of 1995 crises of 1995 the post-Bretton
iv. The Southeast Asian crises of 1995 iv. The Southeast iv. The Southeast Asian Woods era.
currency crisis. iv. The Southeast Asian currency crisis. currency crisis. iii. Mexican
v. The Argentina Asian currency crisis. v. The Argentina v. The Argentina currency crises of
currency (Peso) crisis v. The Argentina currency (Peso) crisis currency (Peso) crisis 1995
currency (Peso) crisis iv. The Southeast
Asian currency
crisis.
v. The Argentina
currency (Peso)
crisis

Proposed several strategies on Proposed FOUR Proposed THREE Proposed TWO Proposed ONE strategy No strategy was
government’s policy toward exchange strategies on strategies on strategies on on government’s proposed on
regimes to attracting the Foreign Direct government’s policy government’s policy government’s policy policy toward government’s
Investment (FDI) harmonisation and its toward exchange toward exchange toward exchange exchange regimes to policy toward
implications on regional business growth. regimes to attracting regimes to attracting regimes to attracting attracting the Foreign exchange regimes
the Foreign Direct the Foreign Direct the Foreign Direct Direct Investment (FDI) to attracting the
Investment (FDI) Investment (FDI) Investment (FDI) harmonisation and its Foreign Direct
1d 2 2.5 10
harmonisation and its harmonisation and harmonisation and implications on Investment (FDI)
implications on its implications on its implications on regional business harmonisation and
regional business regional business regional business growth. its implications on
growth. growth. growth. regional business
growth.

1 References and citations based on APA 0.5 FIVE or MORE FOUR references and THREE references ONE to TWO NO reference and 2
format (e.g. journal, textbooks, articles, references and citations based on and citations based references and citation based on

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 government publications are acceptable as citations based on APA APA format (e.g. on APA format (e.g. citations based on APA APA format (e.g.
references) format (e.g. journal, journal, textbooks, journal, textbooks, format (e.g. journal, journal, textbooks,
textbooks, articles, articles, government articles, government textbooks, articles, articles,
government publications are publications are government government
publications are acceptable as acceptable as publications are publications are
acceptable as references) references) acceptable as acceptable as
references) references) references)

Total 12.5 50
*QN = Question Number

Part II (10%) ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION

Excellent Good Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Max
*QN CLO Criteria Weight
4 3 2 1 0 Marks
1 3 Quality of Postings 2.5 All five comments are Four of the Three of the None of the No postings 10
very good, comments are good, comments are comments are good submitted
appropriate, relevant, appropriate, relevant, somewhat good and and relevant. /
Cognitive Domain meaningful, meaningful, appropriate and Comments are short
(C3) respectful respectful meaningful responses that are
not substantial nor
meaningful.
Minimum effort (e.g.
“I agree with Tina”)

Total 2.5 10
*QN = Question Number

INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO SUBMIT PROOF OF ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION (10%)

Do the following:

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1. Select the best FIVE (5) postings from the forum discussion set up by your tutor.
2. Do screenshots of the postings and include them as images in your assignment.
3. The screenshots should be in image file (either in JPG or PNG format) . Refer to the sample of Screen Grab below
4. The screenshots should contain: Name, Title of the discussion, Day, Date and Time.